Thermal Entangled Quantum Refrigerator Working with Three-Qubit Heisenberg XX Model

An entangled quantum refrigerator working with a three-qubit one-dimensional isotropic Heisenberg XX model in a constant external magnetic field is constructed in this paper. Based on the quantum first law of thermodynamics, the expressions for several basic thermodynamic quantities such as the heat transferred, the net work and the coefficient of performance are derived. Moreover, the influence of the thermal entanglement on the basic thermodynamic
quantities is investigated. Several interesting features of the variation of the basic thermodynamic quantities with the thermal entanglement in zero and nonzero magnetic field are obtained.     

Quantum Teleportation via Completely Anisotropic Heisenberg Chain in Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field

The quantum teleportation with the entangled thermal state is investigated based on the completely anisotropic Heisenberg chain in the presence of the externally inhomogeneous magnetic field. The effects of the anisotropy and magnetic field for the quantum fidelity are studied in detail. The zero temperature limit and the features of the nonzero temperature for this nonclassical fidelity are obt8ained. We find that the quantum teleportation demands more stringent conditions than the thermal entanglement of the resource by investigating the threshold temperature of the thermal concurrence and the critical temperature of the maximal teleportation fidelity. The useful quantum teleportation should avoid the point of the phase transition of the system and the anisotropy of the chain and the external magnetic field can control the applicability of the resource in the quantum teleportation.     

四能级量子制冷循环

本文提出以两个qubit量子纠缠系统为工质的四能级制冷循环模型, 基于量子热力学第一定律和热纠缠概念, 分析了在循环中系统与外界交换的热量、输入功、制冷系数等热力学参数与量子纠缠之间的关系, 结果表明: 制冷系数等高线图是环状曲线, 随纠缠比r增加而非单调变化; 当相互作用常数J比较小时, 量子制冷机运行区间在c₁>c₂, 当增加J值时, 制冷机运行区间在c₁>c₂和 c₁<c₂两个区域; 最大制冷系数ε_max随J值增大而增加.     

带有Dzyaloshinski-Mariya相互作用的两比特纠缠量子Otto热机和量子Stirling热机

研究了以带有Dzyaloshinski-Mariya(DM)相互作用的两比特自旋体系为工质的量子纠缠Otto热机和量子Stirling热机.两种不同热机在各自的循环过程中,通过保持其他参量不变,只有DM相互作用发生改变,从而分析热机循环中DM相互作用与热传递、做功以及效率等热力学量之间的关系.研究结果表明:DM相互作用对两种热机的基本量子热力学量都具有重要的影响,但量子Stirling热机由于回热器的使用,其循环效率会大于量子Otto纠缠热机的效率,甚至会超过Carnot效率;得到了量子Otto纠缠热机和量子Stirling热机做正功的条件.因此,在这两个纠缠体系中,热力学第二定律都依然成立.     

Thermal Entangled Quantum Heat Engine Working with a Three-Qubit Heisenberg XX Model

Based on a three-qubit isotropic Heisenberg XX model with a constant external magnetic field, we construct an entangled quantum heat engine (QHE). The expressions for several thermodynamic quantities such as the heat transferred, the work and the efficiency are derived. Moreover, the influence of the entanglement on the thermodynamic quantities is investigated analytically and numerically. Several interesting features of the variation of the heat transferred, the work and the efficiency with the concurrences of the thermal entanglement of two different thermal equilibrium states in zero and nonzero magnetic fields are obtained. At last, we discussed the maximum efficiency of the QHE.     

原子自发辐射中偶极矩的涨落与最大纠缠态的保持

研究了二能级原子与电磁场相互作用体系的自发辐射与量子纠缠态.在原子的自发辐射过程中,其偶极矩的期待值总是零,但偶极矩的涨落恒等于一个不为零的常量,因此原子的自发辐射是由真空起伏导致偶极矩的涨落引起的.Jaynes-Cummings模型是产生量子纠缠态的重要体系,研究发现,原子与场纠缠态的信息熵和纠缠度随时间作周期性的振荡,量子态在非纠缠与纠缠态之间变化.更为重要的是,在失谐量适当时,量子态将长时间停留在最大纠缠态.     

Entangled quantum heat engine based on two-qubit Heisenberg XY model

Based on a two-qubit isotropic Heisenberg XY model under a constant external magnetic field,we construct a four-level entangled quantum heat engine(QHE).The expressions for the heat transferred,the work,and the efficiency are derived.Moreover,the influence of the entanglement on the thermodynamic quantities is investigated analytically and numerically.Several interesting features of the variations of the heat transferred,the work,and the efficiency with the concurrences of the thermal entanglement of two different thermal equilibrium states in zero and nonzero magnetic fields are obtained.     

Entanglement and Optimal Dense Coding in Spin Chain with an Arbitrary Magnetic Field

The entanglement and optimal dense coding at entangled states of a 1D Ising chain in the presence of an external magnetic field with an arbitrary direction, are investigated. The entanglement concurrence and the optimal dense coding capacity are calculated for different orientations of the magnetic field. It has been found that the direction of external magnetic field has effects on the entanglement concurrence and optimal dense coding capacity. In the case of antiferromagnet, the quantum phase transition occurs when an external magnetic field is parallel to Ising orientation. The concurrence increases when the angle between the direction of magnetic field and Ising orientation become smaller at ground state in certain parameter regimes, so does the optimal dense coding. The maximum moves toward the direction perpendicular to the Ising orientation in higher temperature. In contrast, the more concurrence and optimal dense coding can be produced only in the case of an external magnetic field perpendicular to Ising orientation at zero and low temperature for ferromagnetic case.     

Quantum phase transitions in CePdAl probed by ultrasonic and thermoelectric measurements

CePdAl has been recently recognized as a frustrated antiferromagnetic heavy-fermion compound with a pressure- or field-tuned, extended quantum critical phase at zero temperature. Identifying characteristic signatures of the emerging quantum critical phase, which are expected to be distinct from those near a quantum critical point, remains challenging. In this work, by performing ultrasonic and thermoelectric measurements down to very low temperatures in a ³He-⁴He dilution refrigerator in the presence of magnetic field, we are able to obtain some crucial thermodynamic and thermal transport features of the quantum critical phase, including a frustration-related elastic softening detected by ultrasound and a Fermi-surface change probed by thermoelectric effect.     

具有三角自旋环的伊辛-海森伯链的热纠缠

研究了具有三角自旋环的伊辛-海森伯链在磁场作用下的热纠缠性质.分别讨论了三角自旋环中自旋1/2粒子间相互作用的三种情形,即XXX,XXZ和XY Z海森伯模型.利用转移矩阵方法,数值计算了具有三角自旋环的伊辛-海森伯链的配对纠缠度.计算结果表明,外加磁场强度和温度对系统处于上述三种海森伯模型的热纠缠性质均有重要影响.给出了系统在不同的海森伯模型下,纠缠消失对应的临界温度随磁场强度的变化图,由此可以得到系统存在配对纠缠的参数区域,同时发现在特定的参数区域存在纠缠恢复现象.因此适当调节温度和磁场强度,可以有效调控具有三角自旋环的伊辛-海森伯链热纠缠性质.     

Demonstration of Quantum Entanglement Control Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

With the two forms of the quantum entanglement control, the quantum entanglement swapping and preservation are demonstrated in a three-qubit nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computer. The pseudopure state is prepared to represent the quantum entangled states through macroscopic signals. Entanglement swapping is directly realized by a swap operation. By controlling the interactions between the system and its environment,we can preserve an initial entangled state for a longer time. The experimental results are in agreement with the experiment.     

Detecting entanglement using a double-quantum-dot turnstile

We propose a scheme based on using the singlet ground state of an electron spin pair in a double-quantum-dot nanostructure as a suitable setup for detecting entanglement between electron spins via the measurement of an optimal entanglement witness. Using time-dependent gate voltages and magnetic fields the entangled spins are separated and coherently rotated in the quantum dots and subsequently detected at spin-polarized quantum point contacts. We analyze the coherent time evolution of the entangled pair and show that by counting coincidences in the four exits an entanglement test can be done. This setup is close to present-day experimental possibilities and can be used to produce pairs of entangled electrons "on demand."     

Maximally nonlocal and monogamous quantum correlations

We introduce a version of the chained Bell inequality for an arbitrary number of measurement outcomes and use it to give a simple proof that the maximally entangled state of two d-dimensional quantum systems has no local component. That is, if we write its quantum correlations as a mixture of local correlations and general (not necessarily quantum) correlations, the coefficient of the local correlations must be zero. This suggests an experimental program to obtain as good an upper bound as possible on the fraction of local states and provides a lower bound on the amount of classical communication needed to simulate a maximally entangled state in dxd dimensions. We also prove that the quantum correlations violating the inequality are monogamous among nonsignaling correlations and, hence, can be used for quantum key distribution secure against postquantum (but nonsignaling) eavesdroppers.     

纠缠相干态的纠缠浓缩

利用线性光学元器件对光场量子态进行操纵,可以实现远程的量子纠缠调控和量子通讯.通过分析光学分束器对相干态光场的作用,发现当初始光场态是两个两部分纠缠态的直乘时,让其中的两模通过光学分束器作用后再对其进行光子计数,另外两模将会塌缩到新的纠缠态.基于这个特点,提出了一个实现部分纠缠相干态纠缠浓缩的方案.在这个方案中,两个部分纠缠相干态被用来作为量子信道,通过光学分束器作用后对光场进行光子数探测时,如果测量到光场的两模分别处于奇光子数态和零光子数态,则光场另外的两模将塌缩到最大纠缠态,从而完成纠缠浓缩的过程.计算结果表明,对于纠缠相干态,无论其初始的纠缠是多么微弱,利用这种方法总有一定的几率可以从中提纯出最大纠缠态.     

四粒子纠缠的一般W态的退纠缠和W态的概率隐形传态

我们推广地得到了到四粒子纠缠的一般W态,给出了一般W态的不同退纠缠的条件,得到了一个新的二粒子的一般W态,并得到对于四粒子纠缠的一般W态而言,其系数α1,α2和α3从一个直到全部为零时,这一般的|ΨW〉依次有一个粒子,二个粒子和最后全部粒子退出纠缠。还给出了一个利用四个二粒子纠缠态作为量子信道来传送四粒子纠缠W态的方案,并且进一步给出了当量子信道为非最大纠缠态时,四粒子纠缠的一般W态的隐形传态的一个方案,同时通过构造一个5×5对角投影变换矩阵,解决了使用一般纠缠量子信道并不再引入辅助态时,态畸变的恢复问题.并且这里的对角投影变换UM也与以往文献中的不同,而且比过去文献的讨论更直接.因本文的研究是一般性的,本文关于对角的投影变换矩阵UM的变换方法等可以直接推广到任意一般纠缠信道的一般纠缠态的概率隐形传态。     

Distributed wireless quantum communication networks with partially entangled pairs

Wireless quantum communication networks transfer quantum state by teleportation. Existing research focuses on maximal entangled pairs. In this paper, we analyse the distributed wireless quantum communication networks with partially entangled pairs. A quantum routing scheme with multi-hop teleportation is proposed. With the proposed scheme, is not necessary for the quantum path to be consistent with the classical path. The quantum path and its associated classical path are established in a distributed way. Direct multi-hop teleportation is conducted on the selected path to transfer a quantum state from the source to the destination. Based on the feature of multi-hop teleportation using partially entangled pairs, if the node number of the quantum path is even, the destination node will add another teleportation at itself. We simulated the performance of distributed wireless quantum communication networks with a partially entangled state. The probability of transferring the quantum state successfully is statistically analyzed. Our work shows that multi-hop teleportation on distributed wireless quantum networks with partially entangled pairs is feasible.     

Entanglement of atomic ensembles by trapping correlated photon states

We describe a general technique that allows for an ideal transfer of quantum correlations between light fields and metastable states of matter. The technique is based on trapping quantum states of photons in coherently driven atomic media, in which the group velocity is adiabatically reduced to zero. We discuss possible applications such as quantum state memories, generation of squeezed atomic states, preparation of entangled atomic ensembles, quantum information processing, and quantum networking.     

Density Matrix in Quantum Mechanics and Distinctness of Ensembles Having the Same Compressed Density Matrix

We clarify different definitions of the density matrix by proposing the use of different names, the full density matrix for a single-closed quantum system, the compressed density matrix for the averaged single molecule state from an ensemble of molecules, and the reduced density matrix for a part of an entangled quantum system, respectively. We show that ensembles with the same compressed density matrix can be physically distinguished by observing fluctuations of various observables. This is in contrast to a general belief that ensembles with the same compressed density matrix are identical. Explicit expression for the fluctuation of an observable in a specified ensemble is given. We have discussed the nature of nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computing. We show that the conclusion that there is no quantum entanglement in the current nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computing experiment is based on the unjustified belief that ensembles having the same compressed density matrix are identical physically. Related issues in quantum communication are also discussed.     

基于光子计数的纠缠微波压缩角锁定

针对基于超导180°混合环的纠缠微波制备方案探测效率低、信息处理难以及控制复杂等问题,设计了基于微波光子计数的压缩角锁定方案.对超导180°混合环的输出信号进行微波光子计数,通过贝叶斯准则估计输入压缩态微波场的相对压缩角,并将压缩角校正信息反馈于约瑟夫森参量放大器抽运源,调整两路单模压缩态微波场的相对压缩角为180°,达到控制输出纠缠性能最优的目的.该研究为路径纠缠微波的纠缠性能的提升以及高质量纠缠微波源的设计提供了理论参考.     

连续变量无条件纠缠交换 --纠缠态的量子离物传送

利用自行设计的两台非简并光学参量放大器，获得了一对具有经典相干性且量子起伏相互独立的连续变量纠缠态光场，并用它完成了连续变量的无条件纠缠交换，即纠缠态的量子离物传送．通过联合贝尔态探测与纠缠塌缩，使两个初始不纠缠而又从未发生过直接相互作用的光场产生了量子纠缠，其正交振幅和位相分量的量子起伏关联方差被直接测量，其测量值分别低于散离噪声极限1．23dB和1．12dB．理论计算与实验结果基本符合．